Canadiens vs. Canucks Top Six Minutes: Unlikely Heroes

For our new readers and members, the Top Six Minutes is a continuation of the discussion in the game thread. We try to keep it light and entertaining. Full recaps are up the morning after every game.

First Period

• Oh Pacioretty was ROBBED. Nifty pass by Byron too. Good lord.
• I think Carey heard you idiots saying he doesn’t care. He’s on fire tonight, with or without a stick.
• Look. I acknowledge that most people don’t feel like I do about Beaulieu, but seeing Jerabek wearing #28 is still #TooSoon.
• Everyone is losing their sticks. Biega’s goes flying too.
• Oh lookit that. Alzner did a thing that didn’t make me want to scream and pull my hair out on the PK.
• Speaking of PKs, that was a pretty good one.
• Hey uh...Habs...maybe get some shots??
• Stop. Taking. Penalties.
• Goddamn it. VANEK? Wow. Where have I been. I had no idea he was in Vancouver. Ugh.
• Where the hell were any of the defencemen??? Or really, anyone in a white sweater?
• Tomorrow is Andrei Markov’s birthday. I want him back. Can we please have him back?
• O DANNY BOY, THE SNIPES, THE SNIPES ARE CALLING. /

Second Period

• Habs don’t make me shake you.
• Oh poor Burmistrov. I think he’s going to need some serious burn cream for that comment...
• HOLY WOW DESLAURIERS. Also, Petry dancing into the offensive zone. I didn’t know Petry could dance like that. I didn’t know Froese could pass like that, and I sure as hell didn’t know Deslauriers could SCORE like that.
• Oh lord the post.
• Aaaaand Vanek again. Why this.
• Where was everyone not named Jeff Petry??? Why were they all by the benches??? Why are you like this, Habs??? What are you doing??
• WHAT THE HELL. WHAT WAS...WHAT EVEN. OH MY GOD? DESI????
• If you had told me that a Hab would have two goals, I would NEVER have guessed Deslauriers. But here we are.
• Uggggghhhhh. 34 seconds. you couldn’t hold the lead for 34 seconds.
• Danny Boy is very good at the whole hockey thing.
• Who needs Shea Weber? We have Jeff Petry.  I love Jeff Petry, have I mentioned that recently? Because I really, really do./

Third Period

• PAULIE. AND NOT EVEN ON THE BREAKAWAY. WOW. The Habs’ passing game is ON today.
• Thank you Carey.
• And again.
• And again.
• Please get the puck out of your own end, Habs...
• Dang. Gally never stops battling.
• There are not a lot of blue jerseys in the crowd. There ARE a lot of red jerseys :D
• OY DON’T PUSH PLAYERS INTO CAREY PRICE. GO TO THE BOX AND FEEL SHAME.
• Ugh. Froese, really?
• Bless you Carey.
• Dear Habs. Again, I ask, what are you doing.
• Oh god Carey. Thank you again.
• Oh hey look at Danault all alone at the blue line....HOLY CHUCKY. Henrik Sedin was so busy watching Danault, that he didn’t notice that Galchenyuk had sneaked past him!
• The net is empty, and there are olés in Vancouver!
• Goddamn it Thomas Vanek.
• DANAULT, DANAULT, DANAULT, DANAUUUUUULT, DANAUUULTTT, HABS WIN!!
• Wowweeee that was a wild game.
• Habs win 7-5!!!!/

Highlight of the Game

Dancing, passing through skates, and an unexpectedly brilliant finish. This goal had it all.

Jeff Petry with the great moves and Nicolas Deslauriers finishes off a pass by Byron Froese pic.twitter.com/4k1YqU74EZ

— Scott Matla (@scottmatla) December 20, 2017